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Livestock Operations Are Responsible for Over Half of California’s Methane Emissions—Why Won’t CARB Regulate Them?

Legal Planet

As earlier as 2012, studies evaluated the applicability of greenhouse gas emissions trading programs to agriculture. In the United States, we already have a model for regulating emissions under the Clean Air Act.

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Improving EPA’s Latest Ozone Transport Rule

Acoel

This level of forced retirements is far in excess of any prior EPA projections of plant shutdowns resulting from implementation of a Clean Air Act rulemaking. For example, EPA projected a total of just 4,700 MW of coal capacity retirements under the 2012 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards rule. million tons.

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French company to coordinate carbon capture project in Brazil

Corp Watch

million for air pollution in 2007, and then $8.75 Yet in 2021, it was the second largest emitter of benzene, releasing 15.82 Total to pay $15 mln to settle US false claims case Reuters | February 22, 2012 Units of French energy concern Total have agreed to pay $15 million to settle U.S. million in 2013.

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Oil Giant's AFCON Sponsorship Denounced as Plot to Set Off Carbon Bombs Across Africa

Corp Watch

million for air pollution in 2007, and then $8.75 Yet in 2021, it was the second largest emitter of benzene, releasing 15.82 Total to pay $15 mln to settle US false claims case Reuters | February 22, 2012 Units of French energy concern Total have agreed to pay $15 million to settle U.S. million in 2013.

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Court orders 42 Ugandan families evicted to make way for oil project

Corp Watch

million for air pollution in 2007, and then $8.75 Yet in 2021, it was the second largest emitter of benzene, releasing 15.82 Total to pay $15 mln to settle US false claims case Reuters | February 22, 2012 Units of French energy concern Total have agreed to pay $15 million to settle U.S. million in 2013.

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Climate of fear: TotalEnergies implicated in repression of land and environmental defenders in East Africa

Corp Watch

million for air pollution in 2007, and then $8.75 Yet in 2021, it was the second largest emitter of benzene, releasing 15.82 Total to pay $15 mln to settle US false claims case Reuters | February 22, 2012 Units of French energy concern Total have agreed to pay $15 million to settle U.S. million in 2013.

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Climate groups call for funding withdrawal of TotalEnergies’ Mozambique project

Corp Watch

million for air pollution in 2007, and then $8.75 Yet in 2021, it was the second largest emitter of benzene, releasing 15.82 Total to pay $15 mln to settle US false claims case Reuters | February 22, 2012 Units of French energy concern Total have agreed to pay $15 million to settle U.S. million in 2013.

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